Kibrik-Bergelson
abórka ОБОРКА.
n. trim. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house, record.
n. shortness of breath. for instance, when someone is climbing a hill and is short of breath. See: dúsha ‘breath’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, body.
ad'ózha n. clothes. synonym b'il'ó, rad'ózha. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
agaród'n'ik ОГОРОДНИК.
n. gardener. See: agarót ‘garden’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs.
aguréts ОГУРЕЦ.
n. cucumber. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
n. August. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months.
aknó ОКНО.
n. window. See: akóshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house.
aládushka ОЛАДУШКА.
n. pancake. plural aládushk'i. See: bl'in'í; l'ipl'óshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food, record.
ap'il's'ín АПЕЛЬСИН.
n. orange. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fruit.
n. April. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months.
n. eagle. plural ar'ól'i. This includes the bald eagle.
atkr'iwálka ОТКРЫВАЛКА.
n. opener. for example, a can opener. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
bab'í БОБЫ.
n. beans. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
mnóga ar'ól'i many eagles. ?? mnóga ar'ól'i (complete transcription??) ... ?? many eagles. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
atkr'iwálka ОТКРЫВАЛКА.
n. opener. for example, a can opener. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
bab'í БОБЫ.
n. beans. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
mnóga ar'ól'i many eagles. ?? mnóga ar'ól'i (complete transcription??) ... ?? many eagles. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
atkr'iwálka ОТКРЫВАЛКА.
n. opener. for example, a can opener. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
bab'í БОБЫ.
n. beans. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
bachómki ?? ?? Payós parách'i bachómki ... ?? ?? Category: Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson.
bachónak БОЧОНОК.
n. keg, small barrel. See: bóchka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
bahátstwa БОГАТСТВО.
n. wealth. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, money, record.
n. dummy, dumbbell, know-nothing. plural bald'í. See: durák. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
adj. canned. bánashnay m'ása canned meat. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
barábara n. underground sod house. Large indentations in the ground, left from these dwellings, have been found in the Ninilchik area; the houses must have been inhabited by Alaska Natives who lived on higher ground before the village was settled permanently. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings.
n. velvet. See: bárhatnay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material.
n. shore, bank. plural bér'ig'i, b'ir'igá. Na b'ir'igú búla mnóga kám'in'i. There were a lot of rocks on the shore. See: láyda ‘beach’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, water.
b'íbl'a БИБЛИЯ.
n. Bible. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
n. bull. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. beluga whale. Category: animals, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. den. especially a bear den. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
b'itáchi n. jiggers. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish, record.
blahadárnay БЛАГОДАРНЫЙ.
n. good (person). Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people, quality, record.
bl'údachka БЛЮДЕЧКО.
n. saucer. See: bl'útsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers, record.
borsh БОРЩ.
n. borsch. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food, record.
n. brother. moy brat my brother. mayí brát'yi my brothers. On moy brat. He's my brother. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, relatives.
braz'ír n. brassiere. synonym l'ífa. Category: clothes, Kibrik-Bergelson.
br'iwnó БРЕВНО.
n. log - house. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house.
n. low bush cranberry, lingonberry. plural brusn'ík'i. See: kal'ína ‘high bush cranberry’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, berries.
n. whetstone, sharpening stone. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
búhta БУХТА.
n. bay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, water.
búlachka БУЛОЧКА.
n. roll, biscuit. plural búlachk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
n. bottle. plural but'ílk'i. Aná but'ílku karm'íla. She bottle fed. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
adv. yesterday. variant fchará. On chará p'il. He drank yesterday. Ya yih chará w'íd'ila. I (female) saw them yesterday. See: pazáfchará ‘day before yesterday’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
n. hour, time. Katór'i chas? What time is it? Chas prashól. An hour has passed. See: s'ichás; wrém'a. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
n. king salmon, chinook. plural chaw'íchi. Ya óchin bal'shóy chaw'íchu dóbal. I caught a big king salmon. See: s'ómga; k'itá; k'ízhuch; krásnay r'íba; garbúsha. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. seagull. plural cháyk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
n. case - gun. Category: containers, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. scale (of fish). Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
chit'éts n. church reader, lector. variant shchets. See: psalómchik. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
Chuhn'á n. Finn. plural Chuhn'í. Category: nationalities, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. queen. in card games. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, cards.
n. 1 • way, path, road, trail. plural daróg'i; dimunitive daróshka. Daróga pólan gl'ína. The road is muddy. (lit., full of mud). Daróg'i pólan d'ír'iya. The road is full of holes. Daróg'i n'ébul'i n'ichiwó n'ébulo. There were no roads, there was nothing.
2 • lead. Lit: road This is the "road" along which fish swim to arrive in the heart of a fishtrap. r'ib'íchi daróga fish trap lead (lit., fish road). Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, travel, fish.
d'es'átka num. ten. variant d'és'it. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, numbers.
n. girl (teenager), teenage girl. See: d'ifchónka; d'éfka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. girl. approx. 7-9 years old. plural d'ifchónk'i. See: d'éfka; mal'chíshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. December. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months.
d'íkay kóshka n. lynx. See: kazná. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
dóktar ДОКТОР.
n. doctor. plural daktará. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs.
dólar ДОЛЛАР.
n. dollar. borrowed from English. plural dolorá. Category: money, Kibrik-Bergelson.
dolk ДОЛГ.
n. debt. mnóga dalg'í many debts. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, money.
n. house, home. plural dam'í; dimunitive dómchik. iwónay dom his house. Ya paydú damói. I'm going home. Stupáy nazát damói! Go back home! matré damú inside the house. Ya dóma. I'm home. adjective damáshnay. See: mésta. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings, locations.
n. rain. dimunitive dózhd'ik. See: dazhiwóy. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, weather.
n. jaw, jawbone. plural d'ósn'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
dozh ДОЖДЬ.
n. rain. variant dosh; dimunitive dózhd'ik, dózhik. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, weather.
dráka ДРАКА.
n. fight. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
drátwa ДРАТВА.
n. heavy cotton thread. Category: material, Kibrik-Bergelson.
duhowóy ДУХОВОЙ.
n. oven. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
dúla ДУЛО.
n. barrel - gun. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, guns.
d'úym ДЮЙМ.
n. inch. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, size.
dwáyn'ik ДВОЙНИК.
n. twin. plural dwayn'ik'í. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. devil. See: chort; sátana. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman.
d'yáwal'ina kálatúshka n. devil's club. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, plants.
n. cannery.
another recording; keep which?? variant pábr'ika. Ya tam na fábrik'i rabótal. I worked there on a factory. na pábr'ik'i on a factory. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, Conor Daly, buildings.
another recording; keep which?? variant pábr'ika. Ya tam na fábrik'i rabótal. I worked there on a factory. na pábr'ik'i on a factory. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, Conor Daly, buildings.
n. Filipino. plural F'il'ip'ín'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nationalities.
fónagraf ФОНОГРАФ.
n. phonograph. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, entertainment, music.
n. fruit. plural frúkt'i, frúkta. Frúkta zak'ís. The fruit turned rotten. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fruit.
v ipfv. meet. variant pr'ichát'; pfv: fstrét'it'. An'í stricháyut. ?? They are meeting. ?? An'í stricháyut drúgiya lúd'i. ?? They are meeting other people. ?? T'i ét'i Rusakóf fstrechál? Did you meet those Russians? M'i ta schl'úpachk'i spuskál'i, m'i Baránawa fstrechál'i. We let the small boats down on water, we were meeting Baranof. Category: Conor Daly, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. Tuesday. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, days, time.
funt ФУНТ.
n. pound. Páw'il, Páw'il, fúnt pr'ibáw'il. Paul, Paul, added a pound. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, size, weight.
fut ФУТ.
n. foot (measure). Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, distance.
galashtán adj. naked (person). Galashtán béb'ichka pr'ishól. The baby without pants came. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. head. M'in'é galawá bal'ít. I have a headache. gólay galawá bald head. Ya t'ibé gólawu slamú. I will beat you up (lit., I will break your head). See: bashká. dimunitive galófka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
galón ГАЛЛОН.
n. gallon. pyat' galón five gallons. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, quantity.
n. necktie, tie. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
n. hill, mountain. for instance, the hill area beside the Russian Orthodox church. plural gór'i ‘hills ; mountains ; mountain range’. G'il'd'ís', tam sn'ek na goré! Look, there's snow on the mountain! pad garéa ?? at the bottom of the hill (lit., under the hill). On na makúshk'i na garéa. ?? It's on top of the hill.
garazhán'i n. town people. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
Ya znáyu gars'íya (??) kakóy góra. ?? ?? See: bugór; ut'ós. Category: Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
garazhán'i n. town people. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
Ya znáyu gars'íya (??) kakóy góra. ?? ?? See: bugór; ut'ós. Category: Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
garazhán'i n. town people. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. pink salmon, humpy, humpback salmon. Lit: humpbacked plural garbúshi. See: s'ómga; k'itá; k'ízhuch; chaw'ícha; krásnay r'íba; garbátay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
n. mustard. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
n. poop, feces. In Ninilchik this seems to be considered the more Russian word compared to túnta. See: sráka; túnta; kála. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
gazal'ín n. boat, fishing boat. plural gazal'ín'i. This word was borrowed from the English word "gasoline"; it was used in Ninilchik to refer to a gasoline-powered boat. It is more commonly used in Ninilchik than lótka.
gazéta ГАЗЕТА.
n. newspaper, magazine. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
U m'in'é gazal'ín.lótka I have a boat. See: parahót; kát'ir; gazal'ínka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats.
gazéta ГАЗЕТА.
n. newspaper, magazine. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
U m'in'é gazal'ín.lótka I have a boat. See: parahót; kát'ir; gazal'ínka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats.
gazéta ГАЗЕТА.
n. newspaper, magazine. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
gazn'ík n. gas can; usually a five gallon kerosene can. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
n. general. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, military.
g'itára ГИТАРА.
n. guitar. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, music.
n. eye. plural glazá, galzá. kár'iya glazá brown eyes. s'ín'iya glazá blue eyes. z'il'ón'iya glazá hazel (lit. green) eyes. Atkróy swayí galzá! Open your eyes! Kak'íya twoyí glazá? What color are your eyes? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
gláwnay adj. main, bossy; ГЛАВНЫЙ. gláwnay daróga main road. plural gláwn'iya. mnóga gláwn'iya l'úd'i many bossy people. See: haz'áyin. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Conor Daly, jobs.
n. mud. Daróga pólan gl'ín'i. The road is muddy (lit. full of mud). N'i náda gl'ínu taskát! Don't bring in the mud! Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nature.
glupóy ГЛУПЫЙ.
adj. stupid. See: durák. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people, personality.
n. nest. pt'íchi gn'izdó bird's nest. aról'i gn'izdó eagle's nest. ar'ól'ya gn'izdó eagle's nest. warón'i gn'izdó crow's nest. warón'ina gn'izdó crow's nest. ukúd'ik'ina gn'izdó bee's nest. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
gólas ГОЛОС.
n. voice. plural gólas'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, speak.
gólat ГОЛОД.
n. hunger. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
adj ??. bare, bald. On gólay. He's bald. gólay galawá bald head. See: pl'esh. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. town, city. This would be a place bigger than Ninilchik, such as Kenai. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
n. throat. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
gorp ГОРБ.
n. hump. as on a moose. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. rake. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
gr'as ГРЯЗЬ.
n. soil, dirt. See: zéml'a. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nature.
n. hail. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, weather.
n. sin. plural gr'ehí. U m'in'é mnóga gr'ehí. I have lots of sins. Category: Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
gr'imónchik n. harmonica. Category: music, Kibrik-Bergelson.
gr'imóshka ГАРМОШКА.
n. accordion. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, music.
n. thunder.
another recording; keep which?? variant gr'om. See: gr'im'ít' ‘make noise’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, weather.
another recording; keep which?? variant gr'om. See: gr'im'ít' ‘make noise’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, weather.
n. coffin. plural grob'í. On grop d'élayit. He's making a coffin. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
grúpka ГРУБКА.
n. firebox. Category: fire, house, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. chest. See: núshk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. lip. plural gúb'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
gúpka ГУБКА.
n. birch fungus, birch burl. used to make a kind of snuff ?? See: káratsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, trees.
gus' ГУСЬ.
n. goose. plural gús'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
halst'ína ХОЛСТИНА.
n. muslin ?? fabric for dresses. See: parus'ína. Category: material, Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
haz'áyka ХОЗЯЙКА.
n. boss lady. See: haz'áyin. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs.
hmél' ХМЕЛЬ.
n. hops. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, drink.
n. lower back. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
igólka ИГОЛКА.
n. needle. sewing needle as well as needle of an evergreen tree. plural igólk'i. yólk'i igólk'i spruce needles. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, trees, sew.
igrúshka ИГРУШКА.
n. toy. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, play.
n. fish eggs, roe, bait. See: malóka; nazhífka; íkra ‘calf (of leg)’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
n. fish eggs, roe, bait. See: malóka; nazhífka; íkra ‘calf (of leg)’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
n. fish eggs, roe, bait. See: malóka; nazhífka; íkra ‘calf (of leg)’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
n. Indian (Native American). plural Ind'éyts'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, nationalities.
n. January. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months.
inw'ilóp n. envelope. borrowed from English. See: konwért. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, writing.
n. Japanese (person). Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, nationalities.
ishkát n. basket. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
n. Eskimo. plural isk'imós'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nationalities.
istór'iya ИСТОРИЯ.
n. history. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
pn. Jesus. Isús Hr'istós Jesus Christ. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
n. Gospel. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
n. Jew. plural Iwréyi. U iwréya na nasú w'íras kust kal'ína. A high bush cranberry grew up the Jew's nose (teasing). See: Zhit. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nationalities.
n. July. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months.
izam'átay ИЗМЯТЫЙ.
adj. wrinkled. B'il'ó izam'át'iya. The clothes are wrinkled. See: izamn'át'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, texture.
n. raisin. plural iz'úm'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
kachél' КАЧЕЛИ.
n. swing. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, play.
kakarús КУКУРУЗА.
n. corn. variant kukurús. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food, plants.
kála КАЛ.
n. droppings, animal feces, turd. See: túnta; gawnó. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. club. d'yáwal'ina kalatúshka devil's club. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, plants.
kalawarót КОЛОВОРОТ.
n. drill. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
kal'indár КАЛЕНДАРЬ.
n. calendar. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
kal'isó КОЛЕСО.
n. wheel. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
kál'uk n. chamber pot, pee pot, potty can, honey bucket. plural kál'uk'i; synonym sháyka. Alut'iiq borrow'ing. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
kalúzhina КАЛЮЖИНА.
n. puddle. Category: water. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. mosquito. plural kamar'í. Zd'es' b'iwáyut mnóga kamár'i. There are many mosquitoes. d'édushka kamár grandfather mosquito (a very large kind of mosquito). D'édushka kamár, wot takóy bal'shóy. Grandfather mosquito, this big. Kamár sas'yót. The mosquito sucks blood (out of you). Kamar'í kadá makró pr'il'itáyut. Mosquitos fly in when it's wet. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, insects.
kampás КОМПАС.
n. compass. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
kanfét'i n. candy. singular kanfét. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
kaparúl'a n. pick, mattock. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
n. captain. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs, military.
n. trap. variant papkán. See: sadók. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Evgeniy Golovko, tools, hunt.
karab'ín КАРАБИН.
n. carabine. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, guns.
karmán КАРМАН.
n. pocket. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
kártachka КАРТОЧКА.
n. postcard. Category: writing, Kibrik-Bergelson.
kart'ína КАРТИНА.
n. picture, painting. plural kart'ín'i. An'í kart'ín'i kráshut. They paint pictures. See: patrét. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
karyó n. bark. b'ir'óz'ina karyó birch bark. See: káratsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, trees.
kasét n. tobacco pouch. See: tabat'érka ‘tobacco pouch’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, smoke, containers.
káshil' КАШЕЛЬ.
n. cough. verb káshl'it'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness.
n. cane, crutch; walking stick; stick - walking. See: pálka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
kat'ól КОТЕЛ.
n. cast iron pot, pot - cast iron. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
kat'ónak n. kitten. See: kót'ik; kóshka ‘cat’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, animals.
n. 1 • spool. Ap'át' pustóy katúshka. Again the spool is empty.
2 • rolling pin. See: skálka.
3 • rolling toy. See: táchka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, play, cook.
kazná n. lynx. Some speakers also use this word for a wolverine. variant kázna; plural kazn'í. See: d'íkay kóshka. See: rasamága. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
K'ináy pn. Kenai. Ya paydú K'ináy. I'm going to Kenai. Ya hachú it'í K'ináy. I want to go to Kenai. M'i id'óm K'ináy. We're going to Kenai. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
k'ishók n. snowshoe. a special kind of snowshoe; a regular snowshoe is a lápka. plural k'ishk'í. See: lápka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. hand. See: ruká. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. whale. plural k'ít'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. chum salmon, dog salmon. See: sabáka. See: s'ómga; n'erka; k'ízhuch; chaw'ícha; krásnay r'ibá; garbúsha. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
n. Chinese person. plural K'itáyts'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, nationalities.
n. graveyard, cemetery. Category: Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson, church, locations, death.
kl'ésht'i КЛЕЩИ.
n. pliers. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
n. porch. See: kr'il'só. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
klop КЛОП.
n. bed bug. plural klap'í. kúcha klap'í lots of bed bugs. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, insects, bed, record.
n. 1 • key. plural kl'uchí. kl'uch КЛЮЧ.
n. 1 • key. plural kl'uchí. kl'uch КЛЮЧ.
n. 1 • key. plural kl'uchí. Kak'íya t'i m'in'é kl'uchí dal! What kind of keys did you give me!
2 • wrench.
3 • spring (water). Kl'uchí was where there were springs where Alfred Cooper used to trap. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, water.
kl'un КЛЮВ.
n. beak. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
n. coffee: See: kaféyn'ik. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, drink.
kófta КОФТА.
n. jacket. Category: clothes, Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. horse. See: lóshit'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, animals.
kón'chik КОНЧИК.
n. end, tip. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
konwért КОНВЕРТ.
n. envelope. See: inw'ilóp. Category: writing, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. bone. variant kos'; plural kós't'a. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
kóz'ir'i КОЗЫРИ.
n. trump. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, cards.
n. paint. Kakóy kráska? What paint? Kakóy kráskay t'i swoy dom w'íkrashil? What color did you paint your house? See: kráshit'; w'íkrashit'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, colors.
n. sockeye, red salmon. Lit: red fish loan translation from English widely used in Ninilchik. See: s'ómga; k'itá; k'ízhuch; chaw'ícha. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
krásnaya br'úshka КРАСНОЕ БРЮШКО.
n. robin. Lit: red belly variant krásnay br'úshka.
another recording; krásnay br'ushka; keep which?? See: br'úshka ‘belly’; br'úha ‘belly’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
another recording; krásnay br'ushka; keep which?? See: br'úshka ‘belly’; br'úha ‘belly’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
n. wing. plural kr'íl'a. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
n. baptism, christening, baptism day, christening day. See: kr'ist'ít'; kr'ist'ítsa; apkr'ist'ít'; sw'ishchén'ik. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, holidays, church.
n. lid. See: kr'ísha. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
n. rabbit. bélay król'ik white rabbit. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
krupá КРУПА.
n. rice. See: r'is. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food, record.
prt. cock-a-doodle-do. variant kukaréka. This is the sound that a rooster makes, as it is pronounced in Ninilchik Russian. The following was said in Ninilchik when NR speakers were learning to speak English: Kukaréku, all same do. Cock-a-doodle-do, they all do (say) the same thing. Irene Leman used to say this: A wot éta p'itúh hwána rána kukaréka! But this rooster crowed very early! See: p'itúh ‘rooster’. Category: birds, sounds, Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. doll. plural kúkl'i.
Aná s kúkla igráyit. ?? She plays with dolls. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, play.
Aná s kúkla igráyit. ?? She plays with dolls. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, play.
n. sandpiper, snipe. plural kul'ik'í. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
n. older fellow man ; Even though Ninilchik speakers interviewed for this dictionary have heard the words kum and kumá, they are not certain of their meaning. See: kumá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. older fellow woman ; See: kum. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
kúpal КУПОЛ.
n. cupola. variant kúmpal; plural kúmpala. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
kur'átn'ik n. chicken coop. Moyá mat' m'in'á paslála w kur'átn'ik yáytsi dastawát'. My mom sent me to the chicken coop to get eggs. Mnóga kúr'i w kur'átn'ik'i. There are many hens in the chicken coop. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings.
n. prostitute. See: kurwáchiy dom. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people, jobs.
kurzhák n. snow on branches etc. See: sn'ek ‘snow’. Category: weather, Kibrik-Bergelson.
kushónka n. sourdough, dough. a smaller amount than kwáshn'a.
another recording; keep which?? M'in'é náda kushónku pastáw'it'. I need to start the dough. See: kwáshn'a. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
another recording; keep which?? M'in'é náda kushónku pastáw'it'. I need to start the dough. See: kwáshn'a. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
n. memorial pudding; a spoonful of rice and raisins eaten after a memorial service for someone. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, church, food.
kwórt n. quart. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, quantity.
labadátka n. bowl. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
n. incense. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
n. palm of hand. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. washtub, tub. plural lahánk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
lampáda ЛАМПАДА.
n. icon-lamp. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, light.
lápka n. snowshoe. plural lápk'i. See: k'ishók. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
láska ЛАСКА.
n. weasel. See: garnastáy. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
laskutók ЛОСКУТОК.
n. patch, cloth piece. See: pachínka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material, sew.
n. sparrow, swallow. sparrows make nests out of mud, swallows out of grass. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
n. summer, years. singular l'et. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, time.
l'ífa ЛИФ.
n. brassiere. dimunitive l'ífka. See: braz'ír ‘brassiere’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
l'ífka ЛИФКА.
n. brassiere. non-dimunitive l'ífa. See: braz'ír ‘brassiere’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
n. frog. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
l'ikárstwa ЛЕКАРСТВО.
n. medicine. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness.
n. lazy person. On óchin l'int'áy. He's very lazy. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, personality.
n. pancake, fried bread. means 'pancake' for some speakers but 'fried bread' for other speakers; said to be the most commonly used word for pancake. plural l'ipl'óshk'i. See: aládushka; bl'in'í; pr'isn'ét'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
n. fox. plural l'is'íts'i. krásnay l'is'ítsa red fox. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. face. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
l'óhk'i ЛЕГКИЕ.
n. lungs. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. elbow. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. forehead. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. horse. variant lóshat'; plural lóshad'i. Pradáy m'in'é twoy lóshit'! Sell me your horse! On na lóshad'i pashól. He went on the horse. See: lashad'ín'iy; kon'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. ice. L'ot kl'ískay. The ice is slippery. See: shugá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, water, weather.
l'úlka ЛЮЛЬКА.
n. baby cradle. variant yúlka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, babies, record.
máchta МАЧТА.
n. mast. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats, record.
n. grave. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, death.
n. monkey. plural makák'i. T'i hudóy makáka. You're a no good monkey. Tr'ík'i trák'i, tr'i makák'i; ya zabúl chiwó ishchó Kid's rhymes imitating the sound that a handle on the coal stove makes when sifting down the ashes and rhyming it with the word for the monkey. Lit: Trick-track, three monkeys, I forgot what else was there See: Múnk'ina Réchka ‘Monkey Creek’; tr'ík'i trák'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
Maks'ikán n. Mexican. plural Maks'ikán'i; variant Maks'ikán'its. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nationalities.
n. top of hill, top of mountain; pate; top of head ; na makúshk'i on top of the head. On na makúshk'i na garé. It's on top of the hill. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. good person. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, personality.
n. boy. Some people may consider mál'chik younger than mal'chíshka. ?? See: mal'chíshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
mal'ítwa МОЛИТВА.
n. prayer ; Ya mnóga mal'ítw'i n'i znáyu. I don't know many prayers. See: mal'ítsa ‘pray’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Conor Daly, church, record.
malóchn'ik МОЛОЧНИК.
n. milk jar. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers, record.
n. milt, sperm. plural malók'i. The milt of fish is traditionally cooked and eaten in Ninilchik. See: ikrá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish, food.
mamáy n. clam. plural mamáyi. An'í idút na láydu mamáyi kapát'. They are going to the beach to dig clams. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
n. nun. See: manáh. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church, jobs.
mandal'ína МАНДОЛИНА.
n. mandolin. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, music.
mark МАРКА.
n. stamp. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
markóf МОРКОВЬ.
n. carrot. dimunitive markófka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food, record.
n. frost. W bal'shóy marós shugá d'élayitsa. When there is a big frost it makes slush ice (on the Inlet). See: zam'órznut'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, weather.
maróshka МАРОШКА.
n. cloudberry, low bush salmon berry, salmon berry - low bush. plural maróshk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, berries, record.
marózn'ik n. freezer. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
marskóy cháyka n. skate. Lit: seagull of the ocean Category: fish, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. March. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months.
n. 1 • marriage. Category: marriage.
2 • marriage card game. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, cards.
Maskwá pn. Moscow. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, record.
n. shank bone with marrow inside, thigh. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. mother. See: mátushka; mátka; Bózhiy mát'ir. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
matór МОТОР.
n. motor, outboard motor. plural matór'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats.
n. priest's wife. Matushka Zoya Darien Oskolkoff. See: mat' ‘mother’; bát'ushka ‘priest’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
n. brains; marrow. singular mosk. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. month. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
met' МЕДЬ.
n. copper. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, metal, record.
m'ik'in'í n. turnip greens. variant mak'ín'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, plants, food.
m'il' МИЛЯ.
n. mile. chit'ír'i m'il' four miles. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, distance, record.
n. soap. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, groom.
m'inúta МИНУТА.
n. minute. variant m'inút. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, record.
m'itló МЕТЛА.
n. broom. plural m'itlí. See: gal'ík. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, housework.
n. face (animal). rude if used of a person's face. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
most МОСТ.
n. bridge. plural mastá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
múchin'ik МУЧЕНИК.
n. martyr. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
n. fly. plural múhi. Múha l'itáit. A fly is flying. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, insects.
n. musician. variant muz'ikán, muzhikán'its; plural muzhikántsi. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, entertainment, jobs.
nad'iwáshk'i n. slippers. singular nad'iwáshka.
nakar'ú n. anchor. See: yákar. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats.
nak'ítka НАКИДКА.
n. women's night head-dress, house coat. variant nat'ítka. See: prad'iwálka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes, record.
nap'íl'n'ik НАПИЛЬНИК.
n. file. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
napr'osn'ik n. thimble. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sew, record.
nasgál'stwa n. torturing. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
nad'ét' (where should this go in the database??) See: t'ihastúptsi; prad'iwáshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
nakar'ú n. anchor. See: yákar. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats.
nak'ítka НАКИДКА.
n. women's night head-dress, house coat. variant nat'ítka. See: prad'iwálka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes, record.
nap'íl'n'ik НАПИЛЬНИК.
n. file. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
napr'osn'ik n. thimble. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sew, record.
nasgál'stwa n. torturing. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
nad'ét' (where should this go in the database??) See: t'ihastúptsi; prad'iwáshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
nakar'ú n. anchor. See: yákar. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats.
nak'ítka НАКИДКА.
n. women's night head-dress, house coat. variant nat'ítka. See: prad'iwálka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes, record.
nap'íl'n'ik НАПИЛЬНИК.
n. file. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
napr'osn'ik n. thimble. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sew, record.
nasgál'stwa n. torturing. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. pillow case. plural náwalachk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, bed.
n. November. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months.
nazhífka НАЖИВКА.
n. bait. See: ikrá ‘roe’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
nazhn'ík n. knife sheath. See: nosh; nózhik. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
n. sky, heaven.
(another recording; which to keep??) Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nature.
(another recording; which to keep??) Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nature.
n. Negro, African-American, black (person). plural N'égr'i. President Barack Obama, the first black American President. synonym Táksabak. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nationalities.
n'erf НЕРВ.
n. nerve. plural n'érw'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n'érka n. sockeye, red salmon. See: krásnay r'íba; s'ómga; k'itá; k'ízhuch; chaw'ícha. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
n. week. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
v pfv. dive. On n'irnúl. He dove. Category: water, Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman.
n'ischásht'a n. bad luck ; variant n'ist'ásht'a. See: paw'izt'í. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n'iuhóta adv. no wish. M'in'é n'iuhóta. I don't want it. See: ahóta. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, cognition.
n. bride. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people, relatives.
nóit' v ipfv. ache. Nóit. (It) aches. See: bal'ét'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness, record.
nómer НОМЕР.
n. number. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, numbers, record.
nónchi adv. today, nowadays. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman.
n. 1 • nose. plural nas'í. garbátay nos hooked nose. bal'shóy nos bignose. U n'iwó bal'shóy nos. He has a big nose. U n'iwó shirókay nos. He has a wide nose. U n'iwó kr'iwóy nos. He has a crooked nose.
2 • bow (of a ship).
3 • nose card game. The card game is called nos because you get spanked on the nose the number of times that is on your card. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, body, boats.
n. knife. dimunitive nózhik. See: nazhn'ík. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
n. New Year's Day. See: s nówam gódam. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, holidays.
nózhn'its'i НОЖНИЦЫ.
n. scissors. variant nózn'its'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
nún'ik n. porcupine. variant yún'ik; plural nún'ik'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. fall, autumn. See: w'isná. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
n. island. plural astrawá; dimunitive astrawók. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, water.
n. lake. plural óz'ir'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, water.
pachin'ít' ПОЧИНИТЬ.
v pfv. mend, patch. pachin'ít' br'uk'i to mend pants. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sew, record.
padárka ПОДАРОК.
n. present, gift. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. foot wrapping. singular pad'órka. See: pawarótka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. sole. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. pillow. See: n'éwalachka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, bed.
pákas' n. thief, robber. variant pákas'n'ik; plural pakasn'ik'í. On pákas'n'ik, hudóy chalawék. He (is) a thief, a bad guy. See: warnák; pakast'ít'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. cover, quilt, spread, bedspread. See: ad'ála; pakr'ít'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, bed.
p'ála n. hide stretcher. plural p'ál'i. kak garnastáy na p'ál'i as an ermine on a skinstretcher. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, hunt, handcraft.
n. Pole, Polish person. plural Pal'ak'í, Pal'ák'i. Pal'ák'i n'i durák'i. On rúskay Pal'ák. Poles are not fools (rhymed saying). He is a Polish Russian. Iwónay at'éts Pal'ák. His father is a Pole. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nationalities.
n. towel. variant pal'it'éntsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, groom.
n. tent. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings.
n. mat, carpet, rug. See: ragózha. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house.
palaw'ína s'istrá n. half sister. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, relatives, record.
palaw'ínay ПОЛОВИННЫЙ.
adj. divided into two. Category: Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. Monday. variant Pal'id'én'ik, Pan'id'él'n'ik. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, days, time.
pal'iséyskay ПОЛИЦЕЙСКИЙ.
n. trooper. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs, record.
n. finger, toe. plural pál'ts'i, pál'its'i. Iwónay pál'its atrub'ítay. His finger is chopped off. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. cane, stick. plural pálk'i. bal'shíya pálk'i big sticks / poles (for example, fishing trap poles). Yólk'i pálk'i gustóy l'es! Spruce trees, canes, dense forest! See: kást'íl'; pálachnay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, wood.
n. coat. Pal'tó is a lighter coat than a shúba. See: shúba. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
pamóyka ПОМОЙКA.
n. slop pile. See: pamóyn'ik. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. slop bucket; See: pamóyka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
n. dad. accusative pápu. See: máma; at'éts. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, relatives.
pap'iróska n. cigarette. The Ninilchik word is the diminutive of the Russian word ПАПИРОСА. Dáy m'in'é pap'irósku! Give me a cigarette! Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, smoke.
n. steam; vapor. See: par'ít'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, water.
n. suit, dress suit. See: br'úk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
n. big boat, ship. plural parahód'i. See: gazal'ín; lótka; kát'ir. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats, travel.
n. piglet; baby pig; plural paras'áta. See: sw'in'ók; sw'in'yá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
parók ПОРОГ.
n. threshold. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house, record.
n. sail. See: parus'ína; parus'ít'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats.
n. canvas; muslin. See: halst'ína; párus. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material.
n. Easter, Passover. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church, holidays.
past'él'a ПОСТЕЛЬ.
n. mattress cot. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, bed, record.
n. valley, canyon. dimunitive pád'ik ‘small canyon’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
patalók ПОТОЛОК.
n. ceiling. Bába Yagá kost'anáya nagá; nos w patalók ros. Old Lady Yaga had a bony leg; her nose grew to the ceiling. (an old Russian saying). Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings, house, record.
n. suspenders. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
patklátka ПОДКЛАДКА.
n. lining. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material, record.
n. Friday. variant P'átn'isa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, days, time.
n. picture, photo. plural patr'ét'i. patrét ПОРТРЕТ.
n. picture, photo. plural patr'ét'i. patrét ПОРТРЕТ.
n. picture, photo. plural patr'ét'i. Ya imú patrét sn'ála. I (female) took a picture of him. See: kart'ína. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
patrón ПАТРОН.
n. cartridge. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, guns, record.
paukránsk'iya adv. in Ukrainian. See: Yukrán'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson. nationalities:
pawál'n'ik n. wash basin. See: m'íska. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers, record.
payasn'ítsa ПОЯСНИЦА.
n. rump (animal). See: zhópa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals, body, record.
adv. day before yesterday. See: chará ‘yesterday’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
péchka ПЕЧКА.
n. stove. See: pl'itá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house, fire.
pép'il'n'itsa ПЕПЕЛЬНИЦА.
n. ashtray. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers, record.
n. song. T'i znáyish étu pésn'u? Do you know that song? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, music.
n. liver. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, meat.
p'il'úl' ПИЛЮЛЯ.
n. pill. plural p'il'úl'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, medicine.
p'int ПИНТА.
n. pint. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, quantity.
n. bathhouse vestibule, banya dressing room. See: bánya. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings.
p'ismó ПИСЬМО.
n. letter (for mail). See: p'isát'; nap'isát'. Category: writing, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. sand. Category: nature, Kibrik-Bergelson.
p'istal'ét ПИСТОЛЕТ.
n. pistol, revolver. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, guns, record.
p'itl'á ПЕТЛЯ.
n. loop, snare. variant p'itló. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, hunt.
p'itrúshka n. wild parsley. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, plants, record.
n. rooster. Ya p'ituhá sl'íshu. I hear a rooster. See: kúra. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
n. beer. Category: drink, Kibrik-Bergelson.
pl'as n. dancing. verb pl'isát'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, entertainment, record.
n. dress. singular plát'i ‘ПЛАТЬЕ’. Twoyí plát'a karótk'iya. Your dresses are short. dl'ín'a plát'i long dress.
Ya záftr'i zashyú nów'iya plát'a. Tomorrow i will sew new dresses. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, clothes.
Ya záftr'i zashyú nów'iya plát'a. Tomorrow i will sew new dresses. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, clothes.
n. bald spot. U n'iwó pl'esh. He has a bald spot. See: gólay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
póbr'ik n. root cellar, cellar - root. for storing vegetables so they do not freeze during the winter. plural póbr'ik'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings, record.
n. kidney. singular póchka. Twoyí póchk'i bal'át? Did your kidneys hurt? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, meat.
n. floor. plural palí. Ya na palú s'id'ú. I'm sitting on the floor. Ya pol padm'itáyu. I'm sweeping the floor. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
pólka ПОЛКА.
n. shelf. plural pólk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house.
pop n. Pope. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
p'órka n. crochet hook ; See: támbur. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, handcraft, tools.
n. sweat. See: pat'ét'; fspat'ét'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
pówar ПОВАР.
n. cook. plural powará. Aná haróshaya pówar. She's a good cook. Category: Conor Daly, Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs, cook.
v ipfv. hunt. Ya ran'chi mnóga pramushl'ál. I hunted a lot before. An'í pramushl'ál'i. They hunted. noun pramushn'ík. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, hunt.
pramushn'ík n. hunter. variant pramusn'ík; plural pramushn'ík'i. See: pramushlyát'; pramuslóway. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, hunt.
pr'án'ik n. gingerbread cookie ; Category: food, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. clabbered milk. Ya búdu prastak'íshu d'élat'. I will make clabbered milk. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
n. sheet, bed sheet. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, bed.
n. holiday. plural prazn'ik'í. See: Kóshachiy Prázn'ik ‘Halloween’; S prázn'ikam! ‘Happy Holiday!’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, holidays.
pr'ichát' v ipfv. meet. variant fstr'ichát'. M'i pr'ichát'i. ?? We met. M'i búd'im pr'ichát záftri ... ?? Let's meet tomorrow ... ?? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
pr'ichát' v ipfv. meet. variant fstr'ichát'. M'i pr'ichát'i. ?? We met. M'i búd'im pr'ichát záftri ... ?? Let's meet tomorrow ... ?? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
pr'ichátk'i n. glove. singular pr'ichátka. See: rakaw'ítsi. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
n. godson, nephew. See: pr'imyán'itsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, relatives.
n. niece, goddaughter. variant pr'im'án'itsa. See: pr'imn'án'ik ‘godson’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, relatives.
pr'isn'ák n. unleavened bread ; Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food, record.
pr'ístan ПРИСТАНЬ.
n. dock. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats, record.
própka ПРОБКА.
n. cork. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
prótw'in' ПРОТИВЕНЬ.
n. baking pan ; Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers, record.
prówalka ПРОВОЛОКА.
n. wire. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material, record.
pruzhína ПРУЖИНА.
n. spring. for example, a spring for a bed. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. bird. plural pt'ítsi. Tsélaya kúcha pt'ítsi l'itáyut. The birds are flying in flocks. pt'ítsi gn'iznó bird's nest. dimunitive p'it'íchk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
púbafka n. button. variant púgafka; plural púgafk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sew.
púl'a ПУЛЯ.
n. shell, bullet. plural púl'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, guns.
n. cannon, gun. See: ruzhyó. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, military.
adj. empty. variant pushtóy. Iyónay dom pustóy. Her house is empty. Katúshka pustóy. The spool is empty.
Bánka pushtóy. The can is empty. See: aprastát'; w'ís'ipat'. Category: Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson.
Bánka pushtóy. The can is empty. See: aprastát'; w'ís'ipat'. Category: Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. smokehouse. variant pawárn'a. Pawárn'a d'im'ít. The smokehouse is smoking. See: kapt'ít'; d'im'ít'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings.
n. bladder, fish air sac, bubble. plural puz'ir'í. U n'iwó bal'shóy puz'ír. He has a big stomach. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, body, fish.
puz'ir'ók ПУЗЫРЕК.
n. bubble. plural puz'irk'í. See: puz'ir ‘bladder ; air sac’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
p'yán'itsa ПЬЯНИЦА.
n. drunkard. See: p'yánay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people, drink, record.
n. heel. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. worker. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs.
n. relative. plural rad'ít'il'i. moy rad'ít'il' my relative. Ya ushól r'ibáchit' sa swayím rad'ít'il'im. I went fishing with my relative. See: radn'ík. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, relatives.
n. crab. Category: food, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. mitten. singular rakaw'ítsa. See: pr'ichátk'i ‘glove’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
n. mussel, shell. plural rakúshk'i. Some playthings were made from these. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
ramáshka РОМАШКА.
n. chamomile. plural ramáshk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, plants.
n. wound. Éta rána n'i zazhuw'ót. This wound will not heal. See: rána2 ‘early’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness.
n. wound. Éta rána n'i zazhuw'ót. This wound will not heal. See: rána2 ‘early’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness.
n. wound. Éta rána n'i zazhuw'ót. This wound will not heal. See: rána2 ‘early’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness.
n. wolverine. plural rasamág'i. See: kazná. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. Russia. See: Rúskay; Rúsak. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
n. paradise. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
razhd'én'a n. birthday. See: rad'ítsa; Razhistwó. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, ages.
n. Christmas. See: razhd'én'a. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, holidays.
n. creek, river. Lit: little river non-dimunitive r'iká ‘river’. Mál'in'koy Réchka Small Creek. Réchka b'izhít. The river is running. Ya chér'iz réchku pr'ishól. I crossed the river. See: r'ichúshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, water.
réyd'io n. radio. variant rád'io. word is borrowed from English. Category: entertainment, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. fish. s'iyónay r'íba salt fish. swézhay pr'isól'nay r'íba lightly salted fish. krásnay r'íba red salmon. R'íba mnóga. There's many fish.
...?? r'íbu chishít ?? He ?? fish. (catching?? fishing with a pole??) See: r'ibáchit'; r'ibák. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
...?? r'íbu chishít ?? He ?? fish. (catching?? fishing with a pole??) See: r'ibáchit'; r'ibák. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
n. fisherman. plural r'ibak'í. See: r'ibáchit'; r'íba. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs.
n. child. plural r'ib'ónk'i. See: r'ib'it'íshk'i ‘children’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
r'ibró РЕБРО.
n. rib. variant r'ibyó. plural r'óbr'a, r'ib'yá, r'óbr'i. Mayí r'óbra bal'át. My ribs ache. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. stream. See: réchka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, water.
n. river. dimunitive réchka, r'ichúshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, water.
n. belt. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
r'is РИС.
n. rice. See: krupá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food, record.
n. horn, antler. plural ragá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
rot РОТ.
n. mouth. plural rót'i. See: rózha. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, record.
n. twig. Children had to go get their own willow twigs with which to be spanked for discipline. Category: plants, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. arm, hand. plural rúk'i. Ruká bal'shóy. The hand is big. ?? Rúk'i bal'shíya. ?? The hands are big. ?? rukám'i with (your) hands. See: k'ist'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
rukáf РУКАВ.
n. sleeve. plural rukaw'í. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes, record.
rul' РУЛЬ.
n. steering wheel. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, boats, record.
r'yóta РВОТА.
n. vomit. See: w'írwat'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness, record.
n. 1 • puppy. non-dimunitive sabáka. Category: animals.
2 • trigger. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, guns.
sabrán'a СОБРАНИЕ.
n. meeting. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
sáharn'itsa САХАРНИЦА.
n. sugar bowl. variant sahárn'ik. See: sáhar ‘sugar’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers, record.
n. soldier. The name of the town Soldotna (40 miles north of Ninilchik) is derived from the Russian word saldát. plural saldát'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs.
salónka СОЛОНКА.
n. salt shaker. See: sol' ‘salt’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers, record.
n. boots. t'izhólayi sapag'í heavy boots. See: shupak'í; bashmák; apórk'i; t'úhl'i; prad'iwáshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
n. shed. Sáray an'í náchi kurít, malad'íya. ?? ... ?? smoked in the shed, they were young ?? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings.
n. boots. t'izhólayi sapag'í heavy boots. See: shupak'í; bashmák; apórk'i; t'úhl'i; prad'iwáshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
n. shed. Sáray an'í náchi kurít, malad'íya. ?? ... ?? smoked in the shed, they were young ?? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings.
n. boots. t'izhólayi sapag'í heavy boots. See: shupak'í; bashmák; apórk'i; t'úhl'i; prad'iwáshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
n. shed. Sáray an'í náchi kurít, malad'íya. ?? ... ?? smoked in the shed, they were young ?? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, buildings.
n. 1 • magpie. Saróka bélabóka na paróg'i tsikála, i góst'i pr'ishl'í. Magpie the white side on the porch chattered, and guests came. See: saróka b'ilabóka.
2 • chatterbox; chatty person. A chatty person is commonly called a saróka, because they sound like a magpie. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
sasát' СОСАТЬ ??
v ipfv. suck. Kamár sas'ót. The mosquito sucks (blood out of you). Kamár krof sas'ót. The mosquito is sucking blood. Kamar'í sasút. Mosquitoes suck (blood). Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman.
n. icicle. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, weather.
schásht'a СЧАСТЬЕ.
n. happiness, luck. S nówam schást'im! New Happiness! See: S nówam gódam!. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. hay. On kós'it séna. He's cutting / mowing hay. Ya séna rézhu. I am cutting hay. See: trawá; senakós; stok. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, plants.
senakós n. haystack. plural senakós'i. See: séna. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, plants, land, record.
sent ЦЕНТ.
n. cent. plural sént'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, money.
n. net, web, hair net. plural sétk'i. pawuk'ín'ina sétka spider's web. R'íba na sétk'i absóh. The fish in the nets went dry. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, fish.
n. shaman. verb shamán'it' ‘mischievous - be ; have a (musical) party’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs.
shamán'it' v ipfv. goof off, silly - be, mischievous -be, play tricks. Na {Halloween} aní shamánut. They play tricks on Halloween. shamánstwuyu I am playing tricks. shamánstwawal (He) was playing tricks. noun shamán; pfv: pashamán'it'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, entertainment, record.
shánkar n. syphilis. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness, record.
n. hat. plural shápk'i ??. z'ímnay shápka warm (fur) hat. bab'órnay shápka beaver hat. See: shlyápa; kalpák. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
shár'ik n. ball, balloon. sn'izhóy shár'ik snowball. cf. ШАР. Category: play, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. chamber pot, pee pot, potty can, honey bucket. Ya zabúla aprastát' sháyku. I (female) forgot to dump the honey bucket. See: kál'uk. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
shchórka n. washboard. variant t'órka. See: shtórka ‘curtain’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, housework.
shchótka ЩЕТКА.
n. brush. for cleaning. variant s'ótka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, groom.
shépka ЩЕПКА.
n. 1 • clothes peg. See: shp'íl'ka.
2 • wood chip. plural shépk'i. Category: wood, Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. wool. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material.
n. neck. Shéya slamálsa. The neck broke. Ya t'ibé kak w'int shéyu. I'm going to (wring off) your neck as a screw. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
shíla ШИЛО.
n. awl. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
shíksha n. crowberry. variant shíkshuk; plural shíkshi. See: chirn'íka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, berries.
shíla ШИЛО.
n. awl. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
shíksha n. crowberry. variant shíkshuk; plural shíkshi. See: chirn'íka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, berries.
shíla ШИЛО.
n. awl. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
n. wild rose. See: ship'ín'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, berries, plants, flowers.
shit'yó ШИТЬЕ.
n. sewing. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sew, record.
n. sleet. plural shl'akatá. Id'ót shl'ákat. It's sleeting. Pádayit shl'ákat'. It's sleeting. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, weather.
n. wide brimmed hat, fedora. See: shápka. Category: clothes, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. shoelace. plural shnurk'í. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
sholk ШЕЛК.
n. silk. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material, record.
shp'íl'ka n. pin, clothespin, toothpick, hairpin. plural shp'íl'k'i. See: shépka. Category: Wayne Leman, Kibrik-Bergelson, groom, hair.
n. underpants. galub'íyi shtan'í blue jeans. muzhíchi shtan'í men's underwear ; long johns. See: br'úk'i ‘pants’; pashtán'ik'i ‘long johns’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
sht'iká ЩЕКА.
n. cheek. variant schóka; plural sht'ók'i, schók'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. underpants. galub'íyi shtan'í blue jeans. muzhíchi shtan'í men's underwear ; long johns. See: br'úk'i ‘pants’; pashtán'ik'i ‘long johns’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
sht'iká ЩЕКА.
n. cheek. variant schóka; plural sht'ók'i, schók'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. underpants. galub'íyi shtan'í blue jeans. muzhíchi shtan'í men's underwear ; long johns. See: br'úk'i ‘pants’; pashtán'ik'i ‘long johns’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
sht'iká ЩЕКА.
n. cheek. variant schóka; plural sht'ók'i, schók'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. parka, heavy fur coat. See: pal'tó.
2 • n. warm blanket made of furs. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
shw'í ШВЫ.
n. seams. the singular form in Ninilchik was unavailable. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes, sew, record.
pn. Siberia. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
s'igára СИГАРА.
n. cigar. Category: smoke, Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. second. genitive s'ikúnt. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
n. villagers. See: s'iló. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
s'iló СЕЛО.
n. village, small town. See: s'il'án'i; d'iréwn'a. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. herring. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, fish.
n. extended family, clan. Éta mayá s'imyá. This is my extended family. See: fam'íl'a. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, relatives.
n. son. plural s'in'í. moy s'in my son. Twoy s'in hwaráyit? Is your son sick? Iwónay s'in mál'in'kay. His son is small. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, relatives.
n. orphan. plural s'irat'í. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. silver. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, metal.
n. Wednesday. variant S'iréda. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, days, time.
s'íta n. kitchen tool, sieve. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
adv. today. S'iwódn'i m'in'é húda, záftr'i búd'it lúchi. Today is bad for me, tomorrow will be better. S'iwódn'i Woskr'isén'a Today is Sunday. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
skálka СКАЛКА.
n. rolling pin. See: katúshka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, cook, tools, record.
n. table cloth. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material, house.
skladn'ík n. pocket knife ; See: nózhik. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
skr'ípka СКРИПКА.
n. fiddle. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, music, record.
n. animal track, track - animal, footprint. plural sl'idá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals, hunt.
n. blind (person).
adj. blind. On sl'ipóy. He is blind. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness.
n. elephant. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. saliva. another recording (keep which??) Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. currant. krásnaya smaród'ina red currant. s'ín'aya smaród'ina blue currant. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, berries.
adv. funny, humorous. requires dative objects. M'in'é sm'ishnó. It's funny to me. Imú sm'ishnó. It's funny to him. In'éy sm'ishnó. It's funny to her. Imyá sm'ishnó. It's funny to them. Nam sm'ishnó. It's funny to us. T'ibé sm'ishnó? Is it funny to you? Wam sm'ishnó? Is it funny to you guys? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, emotions.
n. cream, sour cream. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
sn'izhóy pt'ítsa n. snowbird, snow bunting. See: z'ímnay pt'ítsa; pt'ítsa; sn'ek. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
n. back, spine. Sp'iná bal'ít. The back hurts. (na) sp'in'é on the back. See: nazát ‘back (direction)’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, body.
spuskát' СПУСКАТЬ.
v ipfv. lower; let go down. M'i (...) schl'úpachk'i spuskál'i, m'i Baránawa fstrechál'i. We let the small boats down on the water, we were meeting Baranof. pfv: spust'ít'. Category: Conor Daly, Kibrik-Bergelson.
stakán СТАКАН.
n. glass. See: st'ikl'ónay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material, record.
n. steel. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, metal.
staraná СТОРОНА.
n. side, direction. w étu stóranu this way. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations.
n. church warden, warden of the church. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
st'id'ítsa v ipfv. be ashamed. Aná st'id'ítsa. She is ashamed. Category: emotions, Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman.
st'iná СТЕНА.
n. wall. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house.
strah СТРАХ.
n. fear. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, emotions, record.
stralúga n. work bench. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
straná СТРАНА.
n. country. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, record.
strélka СТРЕЛКА.
n. arrow. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. strap. leather strap on which old fashioned razors were sharpened. Category: tools, Kibrik-Bergelson.
strush СТРУЖ.
n. plane, wood plane. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
Subóta n. Saturday. w subótu on Saturday. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, days, time.
n. judge. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, jobs, government.
suk СУК.
n. tree knot, knot of tree. plural súk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, trees, record.
n. bitch, mother dog. súk'in s'in son of a bitch. See: sabáka ‘dog’; s'in ‘son’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. soup. Ya sup k'ipyú. I'm boiling soup. r'íb'ishnay sup fish soup. iz r'íb'i sup fish soup. galófk'i sup fish head soup. m'ás'i sup soup with meat. r'íbachi sup fish soup. See: uhá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
sustáf СУСТАВ.
n. joint. plural sustáw'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, record.
swabódnay n. boyfriend. See: swabódnaya. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, romance, record.
swabódnaya n. girlfriend. Ya mayú swabódnayu skucháyu. I miss my girlfriend. See: swabódnay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, romance, record.
swéchka СВЕЧА.
n. candle. plural swéchk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, Evgeniy Golovko, light.
sw'in'éts n. lead, sinker. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
adj. holy. sw'itóy wadá holy water.
n. saint. On byl sw'itóy. He was a saint. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, church.
n. beet. variant sw'ókla. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food.
n. willow. word and meaning not well remembered in Ninilchik. See: wérba; kust'í; wén'ik. Category: trees, Kibrik-Bergelson.
tapar'ísha ТОПОРИЩЕ.
n. ax handle. See: tapór. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
n. inner part of winter boots. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
n. friend, buddy, comrade. plural tawár'ishi. Ya ushól r'ibáchit' sa swayím tawár'ishum. I went fishing with my friends. See: druh. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
táyshi n. dried fish tails. 'dried fish' is pronounced as daishi, with three syllables, in Dena'ina; Ninilchik speakers borrowed this Athabaskan word and compressed it to two syllables as táyshi; in Ninilchik this word only refers to fish tails that are dried; dried fish is yúkala. An'í pakúshal'i táyshi. They are eating dried fish. Ya tagdá tаyshú tózhi zd'élаyu. I'm going to make taysha too. See: yúkala; balík; chíkalin. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, food, fish.
n. body, flesh. U m'in'é t'éla zud'ítsa. I'm itchy (lit., I have body itching). U t'ibé t'éla bl'édnay? Is your skin pale? Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. shadow. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nature.
t'il'ónak ТЕЛЕНОК.
n. calf. as of a cow or moose. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
t'imnatá ТЕМНОТА.
n. darkness. See: t'imn'ét'; t'ómna; t'ómnay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, light, record.
tónkay rubáshka n. t-shirt. variant tónkaya rubáshka. Category: clothes, Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
trap ТРАП.
n. ladder. See: l'ésn'itsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
n. grass. See: séna. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, plants.
trayn'ik n. triplet. plural trayn'ik'í. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. cod. chórnaya tr'iská black cod. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
n. stove pipe, chimney. dimunitive trúpka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house.
n. pipe. for tobacco smoke. L'íman'ina trúpka Leman's pipe (Joe Leman Sr.'s pipe). non-dimunitive trubá ‘stovepipe’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, smoke.
n. coward. Trus, on fs'o bayítsa. Coward, he is scared of everything. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, personality.
n. king, czar. plural tsar'í, sar'í; variant sar. See: karól'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, cards, jobs.
n. chain. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. chick. plural tsipl'ónk'i; variant s'ipl'ónak, s'ip'ónak (s'ipl'ónak??).
tsw'itók ЦВЕТОК.
n. flower. variant sw'itók; plural sw'itk'í, tsw'it'í; dimunitive tsw'itóchka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, plants.
n. cloud. plural túchi. another plural recording; keep which?? Maya máma s'idá gawaréla túchi. ?? My mother always said "tuchi". ?? dazhn'íya túchi rain clouds. See: ablaká. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, weather.
U kúr'i s'ipl'ónak. The hen has a chick. See: kúra. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds, record.
tsw'itók ЦВЕТОК.
n. flower. variant sw'itók; plural sw'itk'í, tsw'it'í; dimunitive tsw'itóchka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, plants.
n. cloud. plural túchi. another plural recording; keep which?? Maya máma s'idá gawaréla túchi. ?? My mother always said "tuchi". ?? dazhn'íya túchi rain clouds. See: ablaká. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, weather.
U kúr'i s'ipl'ónak. The hen has a chick. See: kúra. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds, record.
tsw'itók ЦВЕТОК.
n. flower. variant sw'itók; plural sw'itk'í, tsw'it'í; dimunitive tsw'itóchka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, plants.
n. cloud. plural túchi. another plural recording; keep which?? Maya máma s'idá gawaréla túchi. ?? My mother always said "tuchi". ?? dazhn'íya túchi rain clouds. See: ablaká. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, weather.
tupól'ina n. cottonwood. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, trees.
n. ace. variant tup. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, cards.
ubórnay УБОРНАЯ.
n. bathroom. See: núzhn'ik; bórn'ita. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house, record.
ubrát' v pfv. put away. Ya ubrál. I put (them) away. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, move.
uchít'il' УЧИТЕЛЬ.
n. teacher. feminine uchít'il'n'itsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, school, jobs, record.
n. corner. plural ugalí. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, house.
adj. smart. úmnay chalawék smart person. See: uchónay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, people.
n. ear. plural úshi. bal'shíya úshi big ears. krásn'iya úshi red ears. mál'in'k'iya úshi small ears. U n'iwó Rúsk'iya úshi. He has Russian ears. Kadá úshi gar'át ohtáta pra t'ibé gawarít. ?? When ears are burning someone is talking about you. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
ushín n. pitcher. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
n. supper. See: úzhnat'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, eat.
n. waterfall. This word was especially used to refer to a waterfall on the bluff near where Joe Leman used to have a fishtrap. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nature.
n. valentine. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, holidays.
waratn'ík ВОРОТНИК.
n. collar. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, clothes.
warén'a ΒΑРЕНЬЕ.
n. jam; jelly; berry preserves ; Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, food, berries.
warnák n. thief, robber. plural warnak'í. See: pákas'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, people.
n. crow, raven. The same word is used in Ninilchik for a crow or raven. A raven is bigger than a crow. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
wastók ВОСТОК.
n. east. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, record.
n. crow, raven. The same word is used in Ninilchik for a crow or raven. A raven is bigger than a crow. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
wastók ВОСТОК.
n. east. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, record.
n. crow, raven. The same word is used in Ninilchik for a crow or raven. A raven is bigger than a crow. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
wastók ВОСТОК.
n. east. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, record.
n. cotton. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, material.
wéna ВЕНА.
n. vein. plural wén'i. raspúhl'i wén'i swollen veins. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, record.
wéshchi n. things, belongings. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. wind. plural w'itrá; dimunitive w'it'irók. l'óhkay wét'ir light breeze. nórdway wét'ir northern wind. s'ódway wét'ir southern wind. óstway wét'ir eastern wind ; chinook. S'iwódn'i wét'ir. There is wind today. See: parus'ít' ‘blow’; wéchir ‘evening’. Category: weather, Kibrik-Bergelson.
n. otter. plural w'ídr'i. See: marskóy w'ídra. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
n. bucket. plural w'yódra. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, containers.
w'ihódnaya adj. pregnant. Lit: something will come out of her Aná w'ihódnaya. She is pregnant. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, record.
n. fork. including a garden fork. plural w'ílk'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
w'inó ВИНО.
n. wine. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, drink, record.
w'intófka ВИНТОВКА.
n. rifle. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, guns, hunt, record.
w'ishiwát' ВЫШИВАТЬ.
v ipfv. embroider. Aná w'ishiwáyit. She is embroidering. See: w'izát'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, handcraft.
w'is'í ВЕСЬІ.
n. scales. for weighing things. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
n. spring (season), breakup. See: ós'in'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time.
w'íwark'i n. coffee grounds, tea leaves - used. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, drink, record.
v ipfv. knit, crochet. Ya w'izhú. I am knitting (or crocheting). Aná w'izáyit. She is knitting (or crocheting). Ya lyubl'ú w'izát'. I like to knit. See: w'ishiwát'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, handcraft.
wómarak ОБМОРОК.
n. faint. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness, record.
wóshka n. louse. plural wóshk'i. wóshk'ina (y)iytsó nit (lit., louse's egg). Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, insects, record.
n. liar. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, personality, people.
n. volcano. plural wulkán'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nature.
yágada ЯГОДА. another recording: yágada (Which recording is better??).
n. berry. plural yágad'i. another recording of the plural (keep which??) Ízhi mnóga yágad'i? Are there lots of berries? Tam mnóga yágad'i? Are there lots of berries? Tútaka mnóga yágad'i. There are many berries here. Tut yes (??) mnóga yágad'i. ?? There are many berries here. D'es' mnóga yágad'i. There's a lot of berries here. M'i fs'idá mnóga yágad'i sab'irál'i. We were always picking many berries.
yim ЕМУ.
pro. him. variant im, n'im. Mi s'idá yágad'i sab'iráim. ?? We always pick berries. Na túndrachk'i .. na túndr'i yágad'i. Berries (grow) on the flats. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, berries.
yim ЕМУ.
pro. him. variant im, n'im. Mi s'idá yágad'i sab'iráim. ?? We always pick berries. Na túndrachk'i .. na túndr'i yágad'i. Berries (grow) on the flats. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, berries.
yim ЕМУ.
pro. him. variant im, n'im. Ya s yim paydú. I will go with him. B'izhí sas n'im! Run with him! See: on; iwó; imú; n'ey; iwónay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, pronouns.
n. spruce tree. plural yólk'i. yólka ЕЛКА.
n. spruce tree. plural yólk'i. yólka ЕЛКА.
n. spruce tree. plural yólk'i. Yólk'i pálk'i gustóy l'es! Spruce trees, canes, dense forest! yólk'i igólk'i spruce (and) needles (rhyming saying). Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
yúkala n. dried fish. A favorite way to cook yukala was to boil it with potatoes and onions. Yúkala is a word used in some parts of Russia as well as Alaska. Notice this excerpt from a book about the Yakutia area of eastern Russia: "...Titov took all the yukala (dried fish) and fish that he wanted to from under the very eyes of the owners. He fed his dogs with the best salmon which he had taken from the Yakuts, and finally he sold his nets and demanded new ones." (http://www.cosmicelk.net/1890-1912.htm; H. Sheynin).
Yukrán'i УКРАИНЦЫ.
n. Ukrainians. See: paukránsk'iya. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nationalities, record.
Yun' ИЮНЬ.
n. June. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months, record.
zádnay adj. back, hind. zádnay nagá hind leg. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. rear end, butt. See: zhópa; payasn'ítsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
(yukala discussion) transcribe?? ?? See: táyshi; balík; chíkalin. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
Yukrán'i УКРАИНЦЫ.
n. Ukrainians. See: paukránsk'iya. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nationalities, record.
Yun' ИЮНЬ.
n. June. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months, record.
zádnay adj. back, hind. zádnay nagá hind leg. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. rear end, butt. See: zhópa; payasn'ítsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
(yukala discussion) transcribe?? ?? See: táyshi; balík; chíkalin. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, fish.
Yukrán'i УКРАИНЦЫ.
n. Ukrainians. See: paukránsk'iya. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, nationalities, record.
Yun' ИЮНЬ.
n. June. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, months, record.
zádnay adj. back, hind. zádnay nagá hind leg. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. rear end, butt. See: zhópa; payasn'ítsa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
adv. tomorrow. variant záftr'a. Záftr'i búd'it l'úchi. Tomorrow will be better. ЗАВТРА БУДЕТ ЛУЧШЕ. See: pósl'izáftr'i ‘day after tomorrow’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, time, sayings.
zakón ЗАКОН.
n. law. plural zakón'i. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, government.
zakón'it' v pfv. make law. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, government.
n. lock, padlock. Atkróy zamók! Open the lock! verb zamaknút'. See: zapór. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools.
zanawéska ЗАНАВЕСКА.
n. curtain. See: shtórka. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house, record.
zapás'iwat' v ipfv. save. An'í fs'o zapas'iwál'i. They saved everything. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, Wayne Leman, record.
zapát' ЗАПАД.
n. west. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, locations, record.
zapláta ЗАПЛАТА.
n. patch. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sew, record.
n. nape. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
zérkala ЗЕРКАЛО.
n. mirror. variant sérkala. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, house, record.
zháfchina РЖАВЧИНА.
n. rust. See: zarzháw'it'; zárzhit'; zarzháway; zárzha. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson.
zhar ЖАР.
n. heat, fever. See: zhár'it'. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness, temperature, record.
n. vein, tendon. another recording (keep which??) plural zhíli. Raspúhla zhíla. The vein got swollen. See: zhílay. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
zhil'étka ЖИЛЕТКА.
n. vest. Category: clothes, Kibrik-Bergelson, record.
n. lard, grease, fat, oil, mineral oil.
zhírn'ik n. oil lamp. See: lámpa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, light, record.
another recording; which is better?? See: sála; zhírnay; másla. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, cook.
zhírn'ik n. oil lamp. See: lámpa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, light, record.
another recording; which is better?? See: sála; zhírnay; másla. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, cook.
zhírn'ik n. oil lamp. See: lámpa. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, light, record.
n. heartburn. U m'in'é zhóga. I have heartburn. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness.
n. butt, arse, rump, ass. See: payasn'ítsa ‘rump (animal)’; zádn'itsa; zhópa d'irá ‘anus’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
zhópa d'irá n. anus, asshole. Lit: butt hole See: zhópa; d'irá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. butt, arse, rump, ass. See: payasn'ítsa ‘rump (animal)’; zádn'itsa; zhópa d'irá ‘anus’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
zhópa d'irá n. anus, asshole. Lit: butt hole See: zhópa; d'irá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
n. butt, arse, rump, ass. See: payasn'ítsa ‘rump (animal)’; zádn'itsa; zhópa d'irá ‘anus’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
zhópa d'irá n. anus, asshole. Lit: butt hole See: zhópa; d'irá. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body.
z'ímnay pt'ítsa n. snowbird, snow bunting. Lit: winter bird See: sn'izhóy pt'ítsa ‘snowbord’; zimá ‘winter’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, birds.
n. gold. variant zalatá. On iz zólata sd'élanay. It is made out of gold. See: zalatóy ‘golden’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, metal.
zub'íla ЗУБИЛО.
n. chisel. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, tools, record.
n. tooth. variant zúba; plural zúb'i, zub'í. U m'in'é zup bal'él. I had a toothache. U n'iwó zúb'i n'étu. He doesn't have any teeth. Aná zúb'i rézhit. She's cutting teeth. U béyb'ichk'i ad'in zup. The baby has one tooth. láwushn'iya zúb'i false teeth (lit., teeth from the store). See: b'izúbnay ‘toothless’. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, body, babies.
zut n. rash. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, sickness, record.
n. animal. Category: Kibrik-Bergelson, animals.
zw'inó n. hinge. Category: house, Kibrik-Bergelson, record.